Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.

186 alternate job titles:

Air Brush Decorator Air Brush Operator Airbrush Painter Art Gilder Babbitter Bake Off Decorator Bakery Decorator Balloon Dipper Banner Painter Barrel Coater Barrel Liner Battery Container Finishing Hand Bisque Ware Dipper Blocker Bottom Painter Bowling Pin Refinisher Braze Applicator Brush Hand Brush Painter Brusher Bun Icer Button Spindler Cake Decorator Carroter Ceramic Painter Chalker China Decorator Clip Coater Clock Hands Dipper Clock Hands Painter Coater Coater Operator Coating Operator Coating Technician Colorer Cork Painter Decal Applier Decal Decorator Decal Maker Decaler Decorator Design Painter Dial Marker Dial Painter Dial Refinisher Dipper Drawer Waxer Drier Duller Duster Dyer Edge Stainer Electroless Plater Electrostatic Painter Embossed Lettering Painter Enamel Applier Enamel Finisher Enameler Enrobing Machine Corder Filler Film Coater Finisher Foam Gun Operator Fur Blender Furniture Stainer Gilder Glass Bulb Silverer Glass Decorator Glass Manufacturing Decorator Glass Tinter Glaze Sprayer Glazer Gold Letterer Hand Bander Hand Candle Dipper Hand Candy Dipper Hand Decorator Hand Funnel Coater Hand Painter Hand Sign Writer Hand Sprayer Hand Striper Hand Touch Up Painter Hat Sprayer Highlighter Impressed Lettering Painter In Mold Coater Inker Inlayer Japanner Jewelry Enameler Keg Varnisher Lacquer Sprayer Lacquerer Latexer Leather Coater Lens Coater Lens Coating Technician Letterer Lighting Fixtures Decorator Liner Luster Applicator Mannequin Coloring Artist Mannequin Decorator Mannequin Refinisher Manugrapher Map Colorer Masker Mirror Maker Mirror Painter Mirror Silverer Neckties Painter Neon Sign Maker Opaquer Optical Glass Silverer Oxidizer Painter Painting Technician Painting Worker Panel Edge Painter Panman Paper Stripper Paster Pattern Painter Pinner Plate Painter Porcelain Enamel Repairer Porcelain Enameler Porcelain Finish Sprayer Pottery and Porcelain Liner Pottery Decorator Powder Coat Painter Powder Coater Powderer Print Decorator Production Metal Sprayer Putty Glazer Resin Coater Rug Backing Stenciler Rug Touch-Up Painter Screen Printer Shader Shellacker Sign Artist Sign Fabricator Sign Letterer Sign Painter Sign Writer Silicator Silk-Screen Operator Silver Spray Worker Silverer Ski Edge Painter Smoking Pipe Liner Soaper Spray Gun Operator Spray Gun Striper Spray Gunner Spray Painter Spray Technician (Spray Tech) Sprayer Stager Stainer Starcher Stenciler Stiffener Stove Refinisher Striper Stripper Thermal Spray Operator Tile Decorator Tinter Touch-Up Painter Toy Painter Tracer Trademark Affixer Under Seal Operator Undercoater Wallcovering Texturer Watch Hands Dipper Watch Hands Painter Waxer White Shoe Ragger Window Tinter Wiper Wood Stainer
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Salary Information

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers: $40,860 (median) per year.

Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company


Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Daily Tasks & Responsibilities

Task Description Category
Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products. General
Inspect finishes of workpieces or finished products. General
Operate painting or coating equipment. General
Clean production equipment. General
Clean workpieces or finished products. General
Load items into ovens or furnaces. General
Select production input materials. General
Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or workpieces. General
Maintain production or processing equipment. Maintenance
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences. Maintenance
Mix ingredients to create specific finishes. Development
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    Technology Requirements

    Technology Description
    Adobe Illustrator Graphics or photo imaging software
    Adobe Photoshop Graphics or photo imaging software
    Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software
    Adobe FreeHand MX Graphics or photo imaging software
    Corel WordPerfect Office Suite Office suite software
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      Relevant Certifications

      Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:

      Certification Issuing Organization Practice Test
      Certified Decorator Retail Bakers of America Not Available
      ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Associate Engineer National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. Not Available
      ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Technician National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. Not Available
      Protective Coatings Specialist The Association for Materials Protection and Performance Not Available
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